1 / 10

Exam Process NRC 2013

Exam Process NRC 2013. Andrew Hall MD FRCPC Department of Emergency Medicine Queen’s University. How it all went down…. Written Exam Oral Exam Studying Tips Final Thoughts. WRITTEN EXAM. 2 consecutive days; 3 hours each Usually in a conference room Ex. Kingston Public Library

eshe
Download Presentation

Exam Process NRC 2013

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Exam ProcessNRC 2013 Andrew Hall MD FRCPC Department of Emergency Medicine Queen’s University

  2. How it all went down… • Written Exam • Oral Exam • Studying Tips • Final Thoughts

  3. WRITTEN EXAM • 2 consecutive days; 3 hours each • Usually in a conference room • Ex. Kingston Public Library • ~25-28 questions per paper • Written with other specialties

  4. WRITTEN EXAM • Question starts with stem describing clinical scenario • Will ask questions relating to stem: • What is the most likely diagnosis • What is the next most important step • List 6 causes of this presentation • List 6 therapies that should be initiated immediately • List 4 complications of this problem

  5. WRITTEN EXAM • Usually STRAIGHTFORWARD • Rosen’s Tables and Lists are $$ • Looking for lists, few words, definitions • May have visual stimuli • Answers are WEIGHTED as indicated • proportional to difficulty/importance • YOU WILL NOT KNOW EVERYTHING • Expect to blank on 1-2 questions per paper • No panicking allowed

  6. ORAL EXAM • Everyone in Ottawa • University far from downtown • Either AM or PM group • Sequestered for ~1-2 hrs before or after • 6 exam stations and 2-3 rest stations • Mass start, rotate around hallway, bell rings, OSCE-style

  7. ORAL EXAM • IN THE ROOM: • One examiner • 2 cases per room (total 12 cases) • 10 min per case (20 min total) • Examiner keeps time – not your job • Examiner will be stone-faced • They want you to pass • “Is there anything else you would…?”

  8. ORAL EXAM • Question Format: • Clinical stem – describe initial management, diagnostic steps, DDx, definitive management • May have visual stimuli • Question Content • Predictable, bread and butter • Difficult airway – many different scenarios • Trauma resuscitation • Crashing neonate/child • Child abuse • Ethics / CANMEDS / Communication • Procedures

  9. STUDYING TIPS • Talk to your recent grads – it worked for them • Notes, cue-cards, questions, ppt slides, etc • Make practice questions • Meet with a partner or group • Rosen’s + Minor Supplementation • AHA Guidelines + PALS • Robert’s and Hedges – Procedures in EM • Mattu - ECGs for Emergency Physicians • Up-to-Date • Goldfrank’sTox Handbook • Knoop – Atlas of Emergency Medicine • Toronto Notes (no joke) • Something for Ethics and ClinEpi • Top 10 list papers • Do lots of practice orals

  10. FINAL THOUGHTS

More Related